CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the holiday decorations come down and winter seems to drag on in Northeast Ohio, forced flower bulbs ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Question: I’m forcing an amaryllis bulb into bloom. How long will it take it to flower as I want to give it as a gift? Answer: Allow at least six weeks from planting your bulb to grow a bud opening ...

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RNA-expression patterns in the tips of the weevils’ antennae suggests that these organs produce a protein known to help other ...

DENVER — Food, family, friends. All lovely traditions and I’ve got one more: this is the time when I pot up bulbs to bloom on my patio in the spring. If you haven’t managed to plant the bulbs you ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

ERASE THE COLD: Prune off any freeze damage caused to gingers, elephant ears, philodendrons, cannas and other herbaceous ...

Winter is a time of rest for us humans, and the same goes for many plants. However, the cold temperatures also play a vital ...

Some plants bend the rules of plant life so far that they barely resemble plants at all. Balanophora is one of them - a ...